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Thales 2023 Data Threat Report: The Increased Telco Cybersecurity Challenges in the 5G Era

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Thales 2023 Data Threat Report: The Increased Telco Cybersecurity Challenges in the 5G Era madhav Tue, 09/12/2023 - 05:15 Telecommunications firms have always faced a unique set of security challenges. The virtualization of the 5G network means data is no longer stored centrally, which gives attackers more chances to intercept it.

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Protecting Medical Data Against a Cyber-Attack Pandemic

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 3, 2021

Protecting Medical Data Against a Cyber-Attack Pandemic. Cyber criminals are always eager to take advantage of emergencies to further launch their nefarious actions. Besides dealing with the public health pandemic, healthcare providers must deal with another pandemic: cyber-attacks. An expanding attack surface.

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Protecting Medical Data Against a Cyber-Attack Pandemic

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 3, 2021

Protecting Medical Data Against a Cyber-Attack Pandemic. Cyber criminals are always eager to take advantage of emergencies to further launch their nefarious actions. Besides dealing with the public health pandemic, healthcare providers must deal with another pandemic: cyber-attacks. An expanding attack surface.

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The Growing Presence (and Security Risks) of IoT

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The issue is that these tens of billions of new devices will likely amplify the inherent security risks of IoT. Avast explains that one of the biggest IoT security threats is the use of vulnerable devices to access organizations’ network and thus may gain access to sensitive information. billion in number and generate 79.4

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The Evolving Cybersecurity Threats to Critical National Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2023

However, simple actions like adopting multi-factor authentication (MFA) or encrypting sensitive data everywhere should be exercised throughout the year and not just during that month. The threat of attacks against Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation – is a top priority.

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Are Retailers Shopping for a Cybersecurity Breach?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

What would the consequences be if such an event happens were to happen on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, or during the holiday shopping season? Retailers started the century as the prime targets for cyber attackers looking for credit card data. They should consider the following tips: 1. Data Security. More About This Author >.

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Manufacturing needs to adopt a Zero Trust approach to mitigate increased cyber threats

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Today, at the dawn of the 4th industrial revolution, manufacturers of all kinds are a tempting and vulnerable high-value target for threat actors because of their high intrinsic worth and the dangers of economic harm from supply chain disruptions. Many devastating full-scale cyber attacks started from a simple user error.

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Healthcare Organizations Need to Adapt Their Data Protection Policies to the New Threat Environment

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

According to the global edition of the Thales 2020 Data Threat Report , 47% of healthcare organizations are either aggressively disrupting their market or are embedding digital capabilities that enable greater agility. These tools include smart technology-oriented solutions like encryption and tokenization.

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Data Privacy and Security: It Takes Two to Tango

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 24, 2022

This trend is demonstrated in the latest Thales Data Threat Report 2021 ; 55% of the survey respondents reported that more than 40% of their data now resides in a cloud platform. However, with technology innovation comes new risks, security challenges and threats. Todd Moore | VP, Encryption Products.

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The state of European cybersecurity and lessons to learn

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 12, 2019

And as our 2019 Thales Data Threat Report – Europe Edition recently revealed, many of these businesses become extremely vulnerable during digital transformation, with those in Europe being no different. Encryption, encryption, encryption. The financial and reputational damage could prove to be severe.

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The Pain of Double Extortion Ransomware

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Double extortion ransomware is a growing type of cyber-attack in which a victim’s sensitive data is first stolen, and then encrypted, giving the criminal the option of demanding two separate ransom payments. As part of double extortion attacks, tactics often include the threat of DDoS attacks.

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Financial services continue to lead in cybersecurity preparedness, but chinks appear in the armor

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 31, 2022

However, all this attention from cyber criminals, as well as regulators and governments, has produced an extremely resilient industry with some of the best cyber security practices of any sector. Malware and ransomware attacks increase. Download the full 2022 Thales Data Threat Report, Financial Services Edition now.

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One Year Later: What Have We Learned Since the Colonial Pipeline Attack

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

However, even after the Colonial Pipeline attack, less than half of businesses (48%) have a formal ransomware plan according to the 2022 Thales Data Threat Report. In addition, the report found that one in five businesses have paid or would pay a ransom to get their data. Cyber insurance coverage ramps up.

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To Fix DMARC Requires Angry Customers

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 30, 2023

The essential overlooked step of enforcement of email authentication protocols is a big reason why phishing emails remain the root cause of the overwhelming majority of cyber attacks and fraud. A real reduction in impersonated emails will only happen when customers push the financial consequences of impersonation onto their vendors.

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Navigating the Multicloud Maze: Insights from the Thales Data Threat Report, Healthcare Edition

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Navigating the Multicloud Maze: Insights from the Thales Data Threat Report, Healthcare Edition madhav Wed, 10/25/2023 - 04:39 In the ever-evolving landscape of data security, the healthcare industry stands at a critical juncture. However, while sensitive data is on the rise, encryption practices still have room for improvement.

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2021 Data Threat Report: How Covid Changed Everything

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 2, 2021

2021 Data Threat Report: How Covid Changed Everything. The 2021 Thales Data Threat Report serves exactly this purpose – it is a crucial reflection of 2020. Almost 82% of respondents were somewhat or very concerned about the security risks and threats that a greatly increased remote workforce poses.

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The challenge of shared responsibility in the cloud – Whose keys are they, anyway?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 31, 2021

Key management – the processing, management and storage of keys for who can decrypt and access protected information – is an often-overlooked, and yet critical element of encryption. This lack of centralized control can jeopardize the integrity of encryption. However, merely encrypting sensitive data in the cloud is not sufficient.

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Data Protection in the Digital Transformation Era

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 3, 2019

With more and more organizations embracing digital transformation and accelerating their pace to digitize every piece of information, they become increasingly vulnerable to sophisticated cyber-attacks and data breaches. In a nutshell, no matter it’s data-at-rest or data-in-motion , it should be encrypted regardless of its state.

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How to Accelerate Government Transformation by Reducing Risk, Complexity, and Cost

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 27, 2022

How to Accelerate Government Transformation by Reducing Risk, Complexity, and Cost. In the 2022 Thales Data Threat Report 451 Research found that 39% of US federal agencies use 50 or more SaaS applications, and 83% store more than 30% of all their data in the cloud. The escalating risk of cyber threat.

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Building Trust in Finance: Challenges & Solutions

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 3, 2024

The 2023 Thales Data Threat Report – Financial Edition outlines some of the major threats faced today, from dealing with multi-cloud environments, to encryption management, ransomware and even good, old fashioned human error.

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2022 Security Challenges and 2023 Security Predictions

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Cyber attacks and breaches continue to rise with no end in sight. Organizations continue to invest in technology at a record pace; however still continue to be at risk. With this increased spending the attacks continue at an exponential rate. According to Check Point by mid-year cyber attacks have risen 42% globally.

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GUEST ESSAY: Here’s why managed security services — MSS and MSSP — are catching on

The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2022

Whether you prioritize cybersecurity or not, cybercriminals will always prioritize (their own) profit, as the attacks described in our 2021 Threat Report prove. Cyber attacks are increasing at an alarming rate, and cybercriminals are devising new tactics to achieve their unscrupulous goals nearly on a daily basis.

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2020 Hindsight – Top 10 Highlights from McAfee

McAfee

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Our MDR service with DXC Technology provides 24/7 critical alert monitoring, managed threat hunting, advanced investigations, and threat disruption 365 days a year. Cloud Risk & Adoption Report: Work-from-Home Edition. government.GOV validation and HTTPS encryption among county election websites in 13 states.

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Thales 2023 Data Threat Report: The Increased Telco Cybersecurity Challenges in the 5G Era

Protecting Medical Data Against a Cyber-Attack Pandemic

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The Growing Presence (and Security Risks) of IoT

The Evolving Cybersecurity Threats to Critical National Infrastructure

Are Retailers Shopping for a Cybersecurity Breach?

Manufacturing needs to adopt a Zero Trust approach to mitigate increased cyber threats

Healthcare Organizations Need to Adapt Their Data Protection Policies to the New Threat Environment

Data Privacy and Security: It Takes Two to Tango

The state of European cybersecurity and lessons to learn

The Pain of Double Extortion Ransomware

Financial services continue to lead in cybersecurity preparedness, but chinks appear in the armor

One Year Later: What Have We Learned Since the Colonial Pipeline Attack

To Fix DMARC Requires Angry Customers

Navigating the Multicloud Maze: Insights from the Thales Data Threat Report, Healthcare Edition

2021 Data Threat Report: How Covid Changed Everything

The challenge of shared responsibility in the cloud – Whose keys are they, anyway?

Data Protection in the Digital Transformation Era

How to Accelerate Government Transformation by Reducing Risk, Complexity, and Cost

Building Trust in Finance: Challenges & Solutions

2022 Security Challenges and 2023 Security Predictions

GUEST ESSAY: Here’s why managed security services — MSS and MSSP — are catching on

2020 Hindsight – Top 10 Highlights from McAfee

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